The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-25
Baseball Notes.

Twitchell is soon to be married to Cincinnati
lady.
The contract of Phil Powers with London has
been promulgated.
Tom Bond, the veteran pitcher. wants to join
the ranks next season.
Baseball clubs hope to get reduction OF rail-
road rates next season.
Won der Ahe's new Western Association team
will be known as the ST. Lonis Whites.
Van Haltren thinks he will pitch the ball of
his life Iext SEASON, He never had such COM
mand Of the ball as at present.
The Oshkosh club has received the North
western League pennant. 1t is a silk flag, thirty
feet long and eighteen feet wide.
Blair, the young pitcher signed by the Ath-
ietics did some effective W ork last season
while pitching for the GAINESVILLE club.
Pfeffer and Clarkson still unsigned by the
Chicago club. Neither seems anxious to spend
another season under Manager Arson.
Spalding says that he wiz not further consider
the demands of dissatisfied players If they will
not play good ball in Chicago they shall not play
anywhere.
1t is thought that the breaking up Of the
champion St. Louis Browns will increase the
general interest throughout the American Asso-
citation cities.
The Milwaukee club has secured valuable
player in Andy Cusck. formerly of the Phla-
deDhia club. He is great infielder. free batter,
good base-runuer, and fine catcher.
Farmer, who caught last season for the
Shamokin club. champions of the Pennsylvania
League, has been engaged by the Pittsburg
club. He is a clever fielder and free batter.
The Brooklyn people well satisfied with
their representative team for 1883 that they are
getting impatient for the season to open. The
club will doubtless be one of the strongest in the
arena.
Since the American Association have closed
out with the leading umpires of the country at
large salaries, the National League is having
trouble getting good men even at $500 advance
on last seasons salary.
Pfeffer writes that he will positively not pIay
in Chicago next season He says he will quit
the business unless Spalding sells his release to
some other club 1t is immaterial to him to
what club Spalding will sell him. only SO he can
get away from Chicago.
spring series of games will be played be-
tween the Detroit and St. Louis cubs. They
will play at New Orleans; La: April and 4;
Ala. April 6. at Nashville. Tenn, April and s,
and at ST Louis. Mo-, April 13 and Il.
President Stearns's belief that the Detroits will
be stronger next year than they were last is
shared by Manager Watkins. He thinks he will
have four as good batteries any club in the
country. He intends pushing Beatin TO the
front early In the spring and give the young
man an opportunity to show what he is made
Of He will probably be paired with Sutcliffe.
The Cincinnati club have eye for business,
as thus far they have arranged nine exhibition
games for the early spring all of which are to be
played on their own grounds. The Torontos are
booked for April Z, and 8; Detroits, 10. IL and
i, and the Bufaloes, Is, II and 10. The club
will wear uniforms similar TO those worn in 1882
when the club won the championship OF the
American Association.
1t is believed that everything is not working
smoothly in the Detroit club, and that it was
not altogether on account of a pressure of phi
vate business that Mr. +. Is. Stearns resigned
from the presidency. A short time ago it leaked
out that the players had formed com bpation
against Manager Watkins. and had refused to
cided to keep Watkins. despite the protests of
the players.